Disinfecting apparatus.



L. TKEDEN. DISINFEGTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1909.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

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DISINPEGTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1909.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

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LOUIS WIEDEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISINFECTING APPARATUS.

T all whom it may concern;

lie 1t known that l Loris ll menu, a Cli'l Zen of the United btates, residing at hew York, in the county of New York and State of New York. have invented new and useful improvements in Disintecting .\pparatus,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to disinfectors for water closets and similar places where it is necessary to'not only disinfect the receptacles, drains.'etc.. but to also purify the atmosphei'e and overcome the foul odors with certain volatile preparations which are exposed and the object of this invention is to provide a device which will take up and expose the disinfecting and deodorizing sub stanceand allow .acertain amount of same to pass off into the receptacles or drains. This accomplished by a novel arrangement of wicks inclosed in perforated cylinders and tubes as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the claims and illustrated in the drawings where:

Figure l is a. vertical sectional view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a lateral vertical 'sectional view of vsame. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the casing showing the tank in plan. Fig. l, is a view showing a modified form of case. tied arrangement of the wicks. Fig. 6 is a cross section through same. Fig. 7 is another modified form. Fig. 8 is a cross section of same.

The invention consists of-a tank to con tain the disinfecting solution which is in troduccd through the inlet (5 having a cap 7. Secured to the front of this tank are the cylinders S of perforated sheet. metal or wire cloth and inc-losing coiled wicks 9 whose upper ends enter the tank 5 through the necessary openings 10 and drop to the bottom of the tank to absorb the disinfecting material,

therein. T he cylinders 8 terminate -at a trough ll at the front of the tank and from their lowerends run the perforated tubes 12 of different length and carrying the outer ends of the Wicks 9. These tubes enter the receptacle 13 fitted beneath the tank 5 and trough 11 andsupporting same, the whole being inelosed in' a perforated case 14 within which the receptacle is secured by means of the latch 15 and having at itsrear side the lugs 16 by which it may be-attached to the wall or other support. v

The lower side of the receptacle 13 has a small vent lt through which a'limited Fig. 5 shows a. modi-' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 12, 1909. Serial No. 482,967.

leaving it .and the location siphon and Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

amount of the liquid escapes from the re-' ceptacle 13 and drops at any desired point to the case may be given the shape and-appearanee of an explosive shell as shown in Figs. 4. 5 and T and then the lower end of the caselS contains the tank 19 and the receptacle 20 while the upper' part 21 repre- 'senting the projectile is perforated for the' The re cep'tacles. 22 of both these forms of disinescape of the disinfecting fumes.

tel-tors are ffitted in the lower end ofthe case and h j'e recesses 23 in their upper ends and als perforations. The tank 19 of Fig. 5 fits inthis recess and carries on its outside the perforated cylinders or tubes 24 communicating with the inside of the tank and having at their lower ends the tubes 25. hen the tank is fitted into the recess 23 the. tubes pass through theadjacent perfo.

rations and conduct the 'wicks'into the reccptacle after coming from the tank and passing as a coil through-'tlm cylinders 24-.

The wicks 9 of the modified form of Figs. 7 and- 8 begin within the vtank and after are wound around-same and their enter the receptacle through the terminals 7 perforations 26. The tank and wicks are 1n this instance surrounded by a cylinder- 27 of wlrecloth.

The cylindrical construction shown in the latter views permits of the rotation of the receptacle within the case of the vent l7 to drop the solution at. any desired point beneath the disinfector.

In operating the tank is providedwith a,

supply of the liquid which is drawn into the wicks and down their coils which act as a discharge into the receptacle 13 or 22 until the ends of the tubes 12 or 25 are submerged when the release of the liquid is checked and the tlow stopped. Thcflow of the liquid through the vent 1'7 and the reduction of liquid in the receptacles again starts the flow of the liquid through the Wicks.

The object in making the tubes of differthe height of is practically cnt length is to limit the flow of liquid as when the lower end of the wick is immersed in the liquid, the movement of the same s retarded in the downward direction and" until the lower half of the receptacle 13 is filled all of the Wicks are draining the tank, but when the ends of the tubes are in the liquid the gravity drain is less.

While traversing the coils of the wick the liquid is evaporated through the perforations of the cylinders 8, 24 and 26 and thrown off into the atmosphere and the trough collects any superabundance of liquid from the cylinders and drains it into the receptacle 13.

The construction of the device is simple and cheap and it is obvious that the parts may be modified and altered without departing from the essential features above described.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

1. In a disinfecting apparatus, the combination with a tank surrounded by a perfo rated casing, of wicks of different length, perforated cylinders on the outer front of the tank containing coils of the wicks, a receptacle for the overflow material, a vent in same, and perforated tubes of different lengths to enter the receptacle and carry the Wicks.

2. In a disinfecting apparatus, the combination with a tank, of a. perforate-d cover about same, a receptacle fitted in the lower end of the casing and supporting the tank, a latch securing the receptacle, perforated cylinders on the outside of the tank and communicating with its interior, tubes of different lengths depending from the cylin ders and into the receptacle, a trough below the cylinders, and wicks coiled Within the cylinders and terminating ,within the tank and at the ends of the tubes.

In testimony whereof I ai'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS WIEDEN. Witnesses:

Janus F. DUIIAMEL, MAE IV. CLiNToN. 

